Efficient cooling can reduce risk of warming the earth further
As more people start using air-conditioners and fridges in a hotter planet, energy efficient cooling devices are needed to keep greenhouse gas emissions in check
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Best of 2019: Buying a fridge? An AC? What’s the gas?
Cooling gases that are warming the world have to be phased out of India, but the industry is doing little about it in the absence of a long-term policy
Buying a fridge? An AC? What’s the gas?
Cooling gases that are warming the world have to be phased out of India, but the industry is doing little about it in the absence of a long-term policy
India to cut cooling costs in hotter country
As temperatures rise in India due to global warming, the government has drafted an action plan to keep the projected increase in costs of cooling in check, becoming the first country to do so
HFC phasedown will be climate win for India
India can make a mark in global environmental leadership by phasing down chemicals that contribute to global warming
The world has won a major battle against pollutants, by phasing out chemicals that caused a hole in the earth’s ozone layer. The next challenge is to phase down the chemicals that are being used as alternatives because…Read More
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